Early Eocene Nummulites from Wadi Dakhl, Egypt
Almenoufy, Safia; Boukhary, professor Mohamed; Radwan AbulNasr;
Abstract
Doncieuxina Boukhary, Al Menoufy and Höntzsch n. gen (type species: Nummulites spirectypa Doncieux 1926), Nummulites
partschi De La Harpe 1880, Nummulites roselli Schaub 1981, Nummulitesminervensis Schaub 1981, Aegyptoclypeus dakhlensis
Boukhary, Abul-Nasr and Al Menoufy n. gen., n. sp., Discocyclina nudimargo Schwager 1883 and Assilina aff. A. prisca Schaub 1981,
collected from two nummulitic banks within the Thebes Formation inWadi Dakhl, Southern Galala, Eastern Desert, Egypt, have been
described and photographed. Their age is estimated as Early Eocene (Ypresian) as the assemblage has been assigned to the shallow benthic
zone SBZ 6 of Serra-Kiel et al. 1998.
partschi De La Harpe 1880, Nummulites roselli Schaub 1981, Nummulitesminervensis Schaub 1981, Aegyptoclypeus dakhlensis
Boukhary, Abul-Nasr and Al Menoufy n. gen., n. sp., Discocyclina nudimargo Schwager 1883 and Assilina aff. A. prisca Schaub 1981,
collected from two nummulitic banks within the Thebes Formation inWadi Dakhl, Southern Galala, Eastern Desert, Egypt, have been
described and photographed. Their age is estimated as Early Eocene (Ypresian) as the assemblage has been assigned to the shallow benthic
zone SBZ 6 of Serra-Kiel et al. 1998.
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| Title | Early Eocene Nummulites from Wadi Dakhl, Egypt | Authors | Almenoufy, Safia ; Boukhary, professor Mohamed ; Radwan AbulNasr | Issue Date | Mar-2013 | Journal | micropaleontology, vol. 59, nos. 2–3, plates 1–4, text-figures 1–9, tables 1–5, pp. 145–166, 2013 145 |
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